Assessment criteria (circulatory, excretory and lymphatic systems)

1. Recall the function of the digestive and respiratory systems.
2. Distinguish the different blood vessels.
3. Know the components of blood (plasma, white blood cells and its types, red blood cells and platelets) and their functions.
4. Know the functions of blood.
5. Given the drawing of a heart, label its parts (ventricles, auricles, veins, arteries and valves).
6. Explain the circulation of the blood and make a drawing of the process.
7. Define excretion and to know the organs and systems involved in it (liver, excretory system, lungs, sweat glands).
8. Identify the organs of the excretory system.
9. Explain how urine is produced in a nephron.
10. Distinguish the components and the functions of the lymphatic system.
11. Know what the internal medium is and its function.
12. Explain what cholesterol is, how it is delivered through the blood to the body (LDL. HDL), how it is deposited in the walls of the blood vessels (atherosclerosis).